Black Skirt Tetra

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Animal InformationKingdom: AnimaliaClass: ActinopterygiiFamily: CharacidaeGender: The males anal fin is much wider than that of the females.

Care InformationType of Water: FreshwaterOrigin: BoliviaBreeding Type: Egg layers (Black Skirts will lay eggs which are adhesive and will hatch within 2-3 days)Zayto Fish Level of Difficulty: Beginner Compatibility: (C) Black Skirt Tetras generally like to be in groups of 4 or more and go well with other community (Schooling) fish of same size. Caution: fish with long flowing fins may be nipped at by the black skirts. To solve, all you need to do is buy more black skirts to increase the size of the school.Size: Usually Black Skirt Tetras range in size from 2" to 3" Feeding Habits: Flake and freeze dried food is fine, but live blood worms (or brine shrimp) make for a nice treat.

Velvet

Velvet is very similar to white spot disease, the only difference is the spots are more like a sprinkling white/grayish flour as opposed to white spot's that look like sugar grains. Velvet is caused by poor aquarium water quality which allow the build-up of nitrates and ammonia. Treatment can be found at most local pet stores and should be treated immediately. Occurrence: High.Deadly? Yes. Contagious? No.Treatment Available? Yes.Zayto Fish Problem Code:1

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This article is about Black Skirt Tetras Tropical Fish. In "Diseases" section: this sections simple referrers to most common disease found in this tropical fish species, it does not discontinue the idea or possibility of additional diseases infecting this fish type.*Photo used under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.